Having become conversant with the economic power of Belfast in the early 1900’s you are taken up a replica of part of one of the gantries that was built for the Titanic and the Olympic (we all forget the sister ship). From here you take the shipyard ride.
The drive was a trip down memory lane as I came up past places that I recognised. I can remember trying to get past the Carrickdale Inn the night that Ulster won at Croke Park (it was that long ago) thousands of jubilant supporters beeping horns and just generally getting in the way as they partied all night.
You know you have crossed the border because the road signs change and everything goes from metric to imperial, kilometres to miles. Up the A1 past Banbridge to the Sprucefield roundabout. Marks and Spencer ! And there is a Sainsbury’s there as well now. Buying computer stuff at PC World, it all comes back to me now.